Legal Opinion
United States v. Miguel MacHuca Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2001No. 00-50531PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Border Patrol agents at an immigration checkpoint discovered a large stash of marijuana in a car driven by defendant Miguel Machuca-Barrera. Machuca-Bar-rera was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. We hold that because the brief stop by the Border Patrol lasted no longer than necessary to fulfill its immigration-related purpose, the stop did not violate the Fourth Amendment. Further, because the prosecutor’s closing argument did not go beyond reasonable inferences that could have been drawn from the record, the prosecutor’s…
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